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#YellowSub - It's recently charmed the denizens of Belfast - and now the famous Yellow Submarine is making its way from the Lagan to the Liffey to mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first and only performances in Ireland.

As the News Letter reports, the colourful miniature vessel - a tribute to the 1968 album and animated movie of the same name - is headed to Dublin on the date the Fab Four played the old Adelphi Cinema five decades ago.

And it will also reach the Irish capital in time for a special weekend celebration of Beatlemania, the Dublin Beatles Festival from 7-10 November.

But Belfast fans have their own memories of the Liverpool lads' visit to their city - and even some who weren't born at the time are joining in with the festivities, such as 42-year-old Alan Gilfillan, the man at the controls of the former oil rig lifeboat converted to resemble the famous sunny-coloured sub.

The News Letter has more on the story HERE.

Published in News Update

Waszp sailing

The Waszp project was conceived in 2010 by Andrew McDougall, designer of the world-beating Mach 2 foiling Moth. 

The Waszp was created as a strict one-design foiler, where, as the class says “the true test when raced is between crews and not boats and equipment”.

The objective of the class rules is to ensure that this concept is maintained. Keeping possible modifications to a minimum ensures fair racing across the fleet, helps to reduce the overall cost to the sailor and reduces the amount of time in the workshop. 

The popularity of the WASZP has proven that the boat and the concept work. In October 2021, 1237 boats had been sold to over 45 countries. 

The top speed recorded on the foiling dinghy is 26.7 knots. 

60-95kgs+ is a weight range competitive across varied conditions with rigs knowns as ‘8.2’ and ‘6.9’.

The cost of a Moth dinghy in Europe is €14,400 inc VAT + shipping according to the manufacturers in October 2021.